i need to change a string to interger, because i check the size of file (extract with : stat -c%s $filename) with a number, follow the complete script :
#!/bin/bash # Variable that contain path destination file path=/sobstitude # Variable for size size=1000 # Loop for file scan for filename in /test/*; do # Take the size of file filesize=$(stat -c%s $filename) # Check if the file is empty if [ $filesize > $size ] then # Replace file mv $filename $path fi done exit 0; 3 Answers
In bash/sh variables contain strings, there is no strict concept of integers. A string may look like an integer and it's enough.
stat -c%s $filename should return a string that looks like an integer.
In your case the main problem is in the redirection operator > (you probably now have files with names that are numbers in the working directory). This snippet:
[ $filesize > $size ]
should be
[ "$filesize" -gt "$size" ] And use double quotes around variable substitutions and command substitutions.
No need to "convert" data types. You can use -gt or -lt to compare numbers:
➜ size="$(stat -c%s test.mp4)"; [[ "$size" -gt 4000 ]] && echo "bigger" || echo "smaller" bigger ➜ size="$(stat -c%s test.mp4)"; [[ "$size" -gt 400000 ]] && echo "bigger" || echo "smaller" smaller The > is not wrong in principle. You can use arithmetic expressions to perform the comparison.
I've used [[ in place of [ for its extended features.
Note that all variable expansions should be double-quoted. Particularly with $filename and $path, if any of those contain whitespace, your script will fail.
Guys i've solved after change this :
if ((filesize > size)) Now work, thanks for support
